30th June 2008. Brownies Special  Our annual visit by the Thorne Brownies and Thorne Rainbows was as busy as last year if not busier as there were more youngsters. A full turn out enabled us to put on an extra train using the 5 inch petrol engine powered locomotive brought over for the occasion by Jack Salter who is seen driving the locomotive on the lower right. Stuart Lamming (middle photo) takes the two carriage set for the first group of 12 passengers. Whilst left we see both trains in the newly concreted station area. The setting up of the trains attracted other passengers prior to and after the visit by the Brownies.

1st July 2008.  Rainbow and Brownies Specials  This time it was the turn of the Thorne Rainbows to take to the tracks first for their teatime visit. Again the weather was at its best after temperatures had reached the mid 20's Celsius (80f) the Rainbows arrived at 4 pm for their visit. Fortunately by the time the Brownies had arrived at 5.30 pm we had more members turning up including our junior members from school to cope with the larger number of children. On both days we put into service our special needs coach to help with the volume of passengers. Again we were able to give ordinary members of the public with their children who had arrived in the park so there were to be no disappointed children. .

Above Paul holds the mascot for the Rainbows for a photograph by their leader at least this is face (not Paul's!) that we do not have to pixelate. Right our member James with Alex as guard takes the train round the track.

Thomas checking for last minute passengers. The shade of the trees was more than welcome as the train travels along the wall on the west side of the park.

Monday 2nd & Tuesday 3rd July 2007

Still the showery weather continued for the first of the two teatime visits by the Thorne Brownies. On the Monday the first of the groups managed to get train rides in before a thunderstorm approached. Fortunately we had anticipated the possibility of  a possible shower by erecting a gazebo for the group to shelter under. After the train rides and the arrival of the storm the group ran through a selection of songs. The rain eased 30 minutes later allowing the group to have some further rides on train before the left. The second group were more lucky and the sun shone right through their visit. As a result we were able to give more train rides.
We are hoping that this run of wet weather will end soon but the Met Office forecast for the next 10 days gives little prospect of any change in the present run of showers. We have another private group booking and a school visit next week. 

With the better weather we were able to take group photograph of the group on the Tuesday group including one shy young lad sitting at the controls of the locomotive.   
I would like to thank the Thorne Brownies group and the parents for allowing us to put their photographs on this page.

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